Continuing Professional Development Courses

CPD Fees & Funding

At the University of Cumbria, we offer a range of CPD courses to boost your skills, open up career prospects, and improve your specialist knowledge. Due to the structure of these courses fees are assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Find out everything you need to know about CPD fees and funding down below.

Tuition Fees for Home Students, Republic of Ireland and EU Settled Students

Health CPD

Your offer letter will indicate the total number of credits associated with your course and the fee rate for a standard module.

Health CPD Courses

Course	2023/24	2022/23
10-credit module	£420	£410
20-credit module	£840	£820
Non-medical Prescribing	£1,680	£1,640
Prescribing for Community Practitioners	£840	£820

Your offer letter will indicate the total number of credits associated with your course and the fee rate for a standard module.

The cost of modules studied in subsequent years of study may be subject to increases.

Pro-rata billing

Some courses are calculated on a pro-rata basis, by taking the cost of the equivalent full-time course and dividing it by the number of years it will take to complete.

Paying your fees

If you are taking a student loan, you won't have to do a thing after you have had your loan approved - the Student Loan Company will pay your fees directly to the university. For more information, please see the student finance section.

If you decide not to take a student loan, you can pay your tuition fees online, directly to the university. You can pay in full or spread out the cost through a maximum of three instalments. To discuss instalments, email us at accountsreceivableteam@cumbria.ac.uk.

Tuition fee invoices are sent electronically to students’ university and personal email accounts.

Make a payment - without an invoice

Make a payment - with an invoice

Other (non-health) CPD Courses

The tuition fees for part-time courses are based on the full-time fee as set out in the undergraduate and postgraduate sections. It may be calculated either pro-rata or by module, depending on the type of course. To confirm whether your course is modular or pro-rata, please contact uocadmissions@cumbria.ac.uk.

Modular Billing

Most part-time students are invoiced by module in each semester. If your programme allows the extension of study beyond the standard period of enrolment, modular billing enables you to study at a rate you can afford, and over a period of time which suits you.

The tuition fee payable for each module is based on the full-time fee for the relevant year of study. These fees represent the cost of studying for 120 credits in a year. For 2022/23 and 2023/24, this means that each 10 credit module will cost £771. The tuition fees payable for modules may increase by inflation each year.

Pro-rata Billing

Some courses are calculated on a pro-rata basis, by taking the cost of the equivalent full-time course and dividing it by the number of years it will take to complete.

Paying your fees

If you are taking a student loan, you won't have to do a thing once your loan is approved - the Student Loan Company will pay your fees directly to the university. For more information, please see the below.

If you decide not to take a student loan, you can pay your tuition fees online, directly to the university. Tuition fee invoices are sent electronically to student’s university and personal email accounts.

Make a payment - without an invoice

Make a payment - with an invoice

Student Loans

Tuition fee loans may be available for students studying for their first higher education qualification which is at least 25% of the intensity of the equivalent full-time course.

Tuition fee loans are not means-tested and you can be apply for up to the maximum amount of your fees, which is £6,935. Tuition fee loans are paid directly to the university so you don’t have to worry about arranging payment.

Eligible courses for the Tuition fee loan include:

a Bachelor's Degree, e.g. BA, BSc or LLB;
a Foundation Degree (FdA, FdSc);
a Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE);
a Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE);
Initial Teacher Training (ITT).

Part time students who are studying a first degree e.g. BA/BSc or an Initial Teacher Training course at an intensity of at least 25% in the academic year may be eligible to apply for the part time maintenance loan. How much you get depends on your household income, course intensity and where you will be living while studying. As a part time student, you also have the opportunity to pursue part-time employment along with your studies to balance the costs.

For more information about funding for part-time study, you can visit the GOV.uk website.

We recommend applying as soon as the application process opens. You do not need to have an offer of a place before you apply-just choose which university and course would be your first choice on your application. You can change this information very easily online later.

For more guidance on applying for a student loan, visit the Student Room's student finance guide.

Student Financial Regulations

The Student Financial Regulations describe your contractual obligations to the university regarding finance. It includes our policies about:

Tuition fees and payments
Cancellations, withdrawal from programmes, and interruption of studies
Debt management procedures
Other fees, fines, and charges
Bursaries and scholarships

Please download and read the regulations before starting your course.

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Contact Us

We're here to help. If you have any concerns about student finance, please don't hesitate to get in touch.